Fairy tales, fables and folk tales

Prince-Half-a-Son

Intermediate

11 min read

Once upon a time there was a King who had no children, and this disappointment preyed so dreadfully upon his mind that he chose the dirtiest and most broken-down old bed he could find, and lay down on it in the beautiful palace gardens. There he lay, amid the flowers and the fruit trees, the […]

Caporushes

Flora Annie Steel
English

Intermediate

15 min read

Once upon a time, a long, long while ago, when all the world was young and all sorts of strange things happened, there lived a very rich gentleman whose wife had died leaving him three lovely daughters. They were as the apple of his eye, and he loved them exceedingly. Now one day he wanted […]

The Messengers

Elsie Spicer Eells
Portuguese

Easy

3 min read

The Story of a Youth Who Met Death There lived once upon a time in the island of Terceira a youth whose name was Vladmiro. He had come from Flanders, a cavalier of the order of St. John. He was betrothed to a fair maid of the island. One morning he was hunting in the […]

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